Bow, men's

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Object Number 2007.18.20.4

Display Title Bow, men's

Descriptions

Object Description Men's hunting bow

Inventory Description Bow, curved wood, sinew wrapped, twisted fiber string

Classification

Department Ethnographic

Date 1963-1964 or earlier

Culture

Geography/Provenience/Site Name

Africa / Botswana

Additional Geographic Terms Kalahari Desert

Materials Wood, Sinew

Dimensions Overall: 101 x 1.7 x 1.7 cm (39 3/4 x 11/16 x 11/16 in.)

Quantity 1

Label on object 2007.18.20.4

Credit Line Gift of Irven DeVore

Provenance

Collector Irven DeVore (1963-1964 - 12/27/07)

Donor Irven DeVore (1963-1964 - 12/27/07)

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PrimaryMedia	Object Number	Title	Classification	Geography/Provenience
	2007.18.20.5	Bow, men's	Bow	Botswana
	2007.18.20.2	Bow, men's	Bow	Botswana
	2007.18.20.1	Bow, men's	Bow	Botswana
	2007.18.20.7	Bow, men's	Bow	Botswana
	2007.18.20.3	Bow, men's	Bow	Botswana
	2007.18.20.6	Bow, men's	Bow	Botswana
Media Restricted	22-13-10/97928	Bow with twisted string. Part of set with 22-13-10/97929 and 22-13-10/97930.	Bow	Navajo County
	24-20-10/98051	Bow	Bow	Alaska
	985-27-10/59180	Double curved bow w/ sinew string. Sinew backed bow. Sinew wrapped	Bow	Arizona
	2006.38.77	Bow and string	Bow	Zaire
	985-27-10/59076.1	Navajo bow & 2 arrows. Bow wrapped in several places & strung w/ sinew. Handhold	Bow	Arizona
	986-14-10/60042	Bow	Bow	North America

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